Hi 
I’m not an admin user.
I would like very much to change the host-name without having to change the user (to be able to copy-paste, …).
Would it be possible?
The settings app offers to unlock when I want to add a printer, but it doesn’t for the host-name.
Hostname can be edited as follows:
Settings -> System -> About -> Device Name
I found the place (sorry, it’s in French, so I’m not sure about the translation Hostname / Device Name).
It’s also in Sharing (Settings -> Sharing -> Device Name).
The problem is I can’t find how to unlock it. (I think as an admin it’s unlocked by default.)
When I want to add a printer, the way to unlock it is very clear.
The following polkit rule from Settings app allows only privileged users (sudo group) to change some settings.
polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
if ((action.id == "org.freedesktop.locale1.set-locale" ||
action.id == "org.freedesktop.locale1.set-keyboard" ||
action.id == "org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Device.Control" ||
action.id == "org.freedesktop.hostname1.set-static-hostname" ||
action.id == "org.freedesktop.hostname1.set-hostname" ||
action.id == "org.gnome.controlcenter.datetime.configure") &&
subject.local &&
subject.active &&
subject.isInGroup ("@PRIVILEGED_GROUP@")) {
return polkit.Result.YES;
}
});
Source: gnome-control-center/panels/common/gnome-control-center.rules.in
In Settings -> System -> Date and time, there is an unlock button, but a little bit different than in Settings -> Printers.
I don’t find what are the corresponding settings:
Settings -> Keyboard, I’m able to add a keyboard without admin password.Settings -> Network/WiFi/Bluetooth, all network settings I know are allowed to be changed without admin password.What’s the difference?
Settings -> Sharing -> Device Name and Settings -> System -> About -> Device Name seem to point on the same thing.
Anyway, there is no unlock button at all, which is the most annoying thing.
I like the ergonomics of macOS, I find it simpler.
There is an unlock button which is always shown, and which is only disabled when no setting requires it. It’s also quite unobtrusive, more like Settings -> System -> Date and time than Settings -> Printers or Settings -> System -> Users.
Where should I make the suggestion, please?
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